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I am a 28 year old female and my breasts are very painful and sensitive for a while now. should i be concerned? should i go for a mammogram?

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Dr. Stuart Hickerson answered

Specializes in Family Medicine

Breast tenderness: Various things can cause breast tenderness. Pregnancy, other hormonal issues, trauma, infection. It would be unusual for a breast tumor to cause bilateral breast tenderness.

Answered 11/12/2019

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